Most and fewest people in radon Affected Areas: places in Scotland (2022)
Orkney Islands was the most people in radon Affected Areas of Scotland’s 32 councils in 2022 (people in radon Affected Area squares 98%).
Na h-Eileanan Siar and North Lanarkshire were the joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas (2%). The middle council, Renfrewshire, had 24%.
See it on the map| Rank | Council | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Orkney Islands | 98% |
| 2 | Aberdeenshire | 86% |
| 3 | Aberdeen | 85% |
| 4 | Dundee | 75% |
| 5 | Scottish Borders | 65% |
| 6 | Highland | 59% |
| 7 | East Lothian | 57% |
| =8 | Midlothian | 40% |
| =8 | Shetland Islands | 40% |
| 10 | Angus | 39% |
| 11 | Dumfries and Galloway | 35% |
| 12 | Argyll and Bute | 34% |
| 13 | West Dunbartonshire | 31% |
| 14 | Moray | 29% |
| =15 | East Dunbartonshire | 24% |
| =15 | Renfrewshire | 24% |
| 17 | North Ayrshire | 23% |
| =18 | Perth and Kinross | 22% |
| =18 | Stirling | 22% |
| 20 | Clackmannanshire | 18% |
| 21 | Inverclyde | 17% |
| =22 | East Renfrewshire | 15% |
| =22 | West Lothian | 15% |
| 24 | Edinburgh | 14% |
| =25 | East Ayrshire | 13% |
| =25 | Fife | 13% |
| 27 | South Ayrshire | 9% |
| =28 | Falkirk | 7% |
| =28 | South Lanarkshire | 7% |
| 30 | Glasgow | 3% |
| =31 | Na h-Eileanan Siar | 2% |
| =31 | North Lanarkshire | 2% |
Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Source and method · See it on the map